MLB insider: Other teams think Yankees will re-sign Aaron Judge

MLB insider Buster Olney offered some good news to New York Yankees fans regarding the future of All-Star slugger Aaron Judge during an appearance on the ESPN "Get Up!" program. 

"Based on what I’m hearing from other teams, they can’t see a situation in which the Yankees don’t make sure that they get him done," Olney said about the Yankees putting pen to paper on a deal with Judge at some point after the World Series, per Mike Rosenstein of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. "They feel like there’s too much invested for the Yankees, too much at stake for the Yankees. 

"And they also question whether Judge actually would leave, given the fact that playing right field for the Yankees, having a legacy, maybe being the next Yankees captain, that’s all on the table for him. They can’t see him walking away from that if the Yankees make him an aggressive offer." 

For an ESPN piece published in late September, multiple MLB insiders predicted Judge will ultimately re-sign with the Yankees. While the 30-year-old raised eyebrows when he seemed to speak about the Bronx Bombers in the past tense following the American League Championship Series loss to the Houston Astros, the 30-year-old repeated comments from the summer and said he wants to continue wearing the famous pinstripes beyond this fall. 

Judge rejected a seven-year, $213.5 million contract extension offer from the Yankees before the start of the season and is set to hit free agency shortly after the Fall Classic concludes. 

"Hal Steinbrenner, the Yankees owner, is going to pay a heavy price for this postseason," Olney added about the club's negotiations with Judge. "Call it the postseason failure tax. And I think that’s going to take place in the form of the offer they’re going to give to Aaron Judge to keep him." 

It was reported before Judge set a new AL single-season record of 62 home runs that the four-time All-Star selection could earn up to $375 million over 10 years via his next contract. Whether or not the Yankees would match such an asking price is unknown.